Preventive Medicine

About Preventive Medicine

What is Preventive Medicine?

Preventive Medicine is a physician-led clinic founded in 1996 by Dr. Robert Burkich, MD, with locations in Beverly Hills, CA and Ringgold, GA. It is not primarily a weight loss clinic. It is a hormone optimization and regenerative medicine practice that also treats weight and metabolism as part of a plan built around bloodwork. Alongside Dr. Burkich, the team includes Dr. La Ree Engel, Dr. Alexandra Burkich, MD, Dr. Zach Zarzour, MD, Taylor Bosheers, FNP-C, and Kelsey Edgeman, RN.

The services named include bioidentical hormone optimization, peptide therapy, platelet-rich plasma, IV therapy, ozone therapy, EECP therapy, chelation therapy, and a "Weight Loss + Metabolic" plan described as physician-evaluated. In its own words: "He specializes in bioidentical hormone optimization, chelation therapy, and regenerative medicine, treating the underlying causes of fatigue, weight gain, low libido, and accelerated aging rather than managing symptoms with prescriptions." All services are described as available at both locations, with every protocol reviewed by a physician and built from a patient's own labs rather than a standard template.

What does it cost?

No prices are published for any service, consultation, or the weight loss plan. The one fee-related detail given is that the first step is a complimentary 15-minute discovery call with Dr. La Ree Engel or Dr. Robert Burkich, after which an office visit may be scheduled if it seems like a fit. What that office visit costs, and what any ongoing protocol costs month to month, is not stated anywhere published. If you are deciding whether this fits your budget, you will need to ask directly before booking that visit.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask what the office visit costs once the free call is over, since that fee is not listed. Ask whether a monthly or ongoing cost for hormone therapy, peptides, or the weight loss plan includes the medication itself, or whether medication is billed separately. Ask which of the two locations you would be seen at and whether the visit can happen by telehealth, since that is not addressed. Ask which clinician would actually be signing your prescription and managing refills, since several names are listed as prescribers. If labs or follow-up testing are part of the plan, ask what those cost and how often they are required.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a physician-led practice built around a full workup of your bloodwork, with weight management handled as one piece of a larger hormone and metabolic picture rather than a standalone drug subscription. It is a less direct fit if you are looking for a clinic that publishes its prices up front or one focused narrowly on weight loss medication alone.

Sources: pmaact.com, pmaact.com/about

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